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Kirk Herbstreit: Joe Burrow had more talent at LSU than he'll have with Cincinnati Bengals

ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit got the attention of Cincinnati Bengals fans Thursday night - less than two hours before the team appeared ready to select LSU quarterback Joe Burrow with the No. 1 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft - by saying on College GameDay that Burrow is going to play with less talent in Cincinnati than he did at LSU.

Herbstreit made the remark as part of the network's pre-draft coverage.

Sep 29, 2018; University Park, PA, USA; ESPN commentator Kirk Herbstreit walks on the field prior to the game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Penn State Nittany Lions at Beaver Stadium. Ohio State defeated Penn State 27-26. Mandatory Credit: Matthew O'Haren-USA TODAY Sports(Photo: Matthew O'Haren-USA TODAY Sports)

Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Brian Kelly - a former Cincinnati Bearcats head coach - said, "Kirk does not know what he’s talking about. I mean, really? For him to talk in those terms...he’s not a scientist. He’s a college football analyst, so we’ll let the scientists determine those things."

Missouri head coach Eliah Drinkwitz also criticized Herbstreit's prediction. "No offense to Mr. Herbstreit. But deciding who's gonna win a game on College GameDay is a lot different than getting the world in a panic about whether or not we're going to play a college football season," Drinkwitz said before later apologizing.